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• Arapahoe Basin Auctioning Final 'Pali' Chairs For Charity

  19-09-2023 19:39 via powder.com
  
  Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, Colorado retired the beloved Pallavicini Lift (known as Pali) after the '19-'20 winter season. The lift had been a workhorse for A-Basin, serving some of the mountain's best terrain since 1978.The original Pali was torn down in the summer of 2020. The chairs sold like hotcakes to the highest bidders with profits going to charity. On September 18th, 2023, in a move that nobody saw coming, Arapahoe Basin announced that they are auctioning two remaining Pali chairs with pro
  
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• 3D Models and Mountains of Dirt: How an Olympic Halfpipe Is Taking Shape at Park City

  30-06-2026 20:44 via powder.com
  At Park City, Utah, construction is underway on a towering halfpipe that will serve as a venue for the 2034 Winter Olympics and, in the near future, the Snow League competition circuit.And no, this part of the process doesn’t involve snow.Instead, Park City is using an enormous amount of dirt to lay the foundation for the halfpipe. So much dirt, in fact, that if you piled it a foot high and spread it out, it could cover about eight football fields, according to the ski resort. Once winter
  
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• Eagle Point Resort Shares Photos and Extent of Damage After Cottonwood Fire

  30-06-2026 18:40 via powder.com
  Days after the Cottonwood Fire hit Eagle Point Resort, Utah, the ski area and its owner, Shane Gadbaw, recently began to assess the damage caused by the blaze, posting photos and a message on social media.“We wanted to share an initial update with our community,” the resort wrote.The fire, according to Eagle Point, impacted about 300 of its 600 acres on the south side of the mountain, mostly in the Tushar Ridge area. Canyonside Lodge, one of the two day lodges, along with more than 1
  
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• Can This New 3D Tech Solve All Ski Boot Issues?

  30-06-2026 16:33 via powder.com
  If you’re a skier, the odds are fairly high that you’ve sat on a bootfitter’s bench at least once before.While some folks are blessed with "good" feet, run-of-the-mill measurements, and no protrusions, those folks are few and far between. More often, the imperfect human anatomy leaves bootfitters accounting for all kinds of challenges with limited tools at their disposal.Perhaps you’ve sat for an hour or more as a bootfitter molded, punched, and ground out your boots, onl
  
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• With Another New Lift, Deer Valley Will Reach 4,500 Acres Next Winter

  30-06-2026 12:30 via powder.com
  It may only be June, but Deer Valley is sharing more details about what skiers can expect next winter as the luxury Utah resort continues to grow, adding thousands of acres of terrain.The most visible addition during the 2026-27 season will be the Hail Peak Express, a high-speed quad that departs from the new East Village area and brings skiers to the top of the nearby Hail Peak. The Express adds another 200 acres of terrain and seven new runs, one of which, called “Hill Yeah,”
  
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• Have Denim? You Can Summer Ski in Canada for Less Than $30

  29-06-2026 23:56 via powder.com
  If you’ve got some denim, a flexible schedule, and a hankering for a bit more skiing, you might want to plan a trip to Sunshine Village, Alberta.The ski resort, which reopened earlier this month for a few weeks of summer skiing, is offering a special on July 1: show up wearing head-to-toe denim, and you’ll score a discounted $40 CAD lift ticket (or about $28 USD). In other words, it's time to break out the Canadian Tuxedo. View this post on Instagram
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• June Snow Dusts Ski Resorts Across the West

  29-06-2026 13:00 via powder.com
  It may be June, but high in the mountains across the West, the flakes are still flying.Over the weekend, on Sunday morning, summer snow dusted the peaks of ski resorts in Salt Lake City’s Cottonwood Canyons, making for an arresting sight. “Early start to the preseason,” Brighton Resort wrote in a social media post, sharing webcam footage from the top of its Crest chairlift. “Just kidding, but it did snow near the top of the mountain today.”View this post on Ins
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin Receives "Best Athlete" ESPY Nomination

  26-06-2026 18:09 via powder.com
  A third Olympic gold medal, a sixth career overall title, a record-breaking ninth discipline title, nine wins this season on the World Cup, and now, Mikaela Shiffrin will be honored at the biggest sports award show in the United States, the ESPYs.What a year it's been for the GOAT of ski racing.Shiffrin was nominated for Best Athlete, Women's Sports, the same award she won in 2023 after breaking Ingemar Stenmark's record for the most World Cup wins.
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• Irreverent California Ski Area Asks Guests To "Rat Out" Cellphone-Using Employees With New Signs

  26-06-2026 17:51 via powder.com
  In terms of Lake Tahoe's ski resorts, Donner Ski Ranch (DSR) is the wild stepchild. In other words, it's ruggedly independent, almost to a fault.Yesterday, June 25, DSR took to social media to inform guests about new signs that were installed at the top and bottom of each chairlift. That's not strange on the surface level, but the explanation and the content of the signs themselves certainly are."SAFETY FIRST," reads the sign in bold letters. "IT IS NOT OK FOR OUR LIFT OPS TO BE USING THEIR CELL
  
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• French Alpinist Guillaume "Gee" Pierrel Dies In Avalanche

  25-06-2026 21:19 via powder.com
  French alpinist and big mountain skier Guillaume "Gee" Pierrel died in an avalanche yesterday, June 24, 2026, according to Everest Today.Pierrel was attempting to summit K6, a 23,891' peak in the Karakoram Mountain Range of Pakistan."The accident occurred at around 5,000 meters on June 24, 2026, during an expedition in the Hushe Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan," writes Everest Today. "His French teammate Boris Jule and Swiss climber Christina Maria survived the avalanche, while recovery efforts for P
  
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• Ski Mountaineering Approved for French Alps 2030 Olympics, New Races Added

  25-06-2026 18:25 via powder.com
  Ski mountaineering’s (SkiMo) top athletes can now set their sights on the French Alps 2030 Olympic Winter Games. The sport made its successful Olympic debut at Milan-Cortina four months ago, in the Italian Alps.
  Now, the next chapter awaits.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the French Alps 2030 proposal to include SkiMo as an additional sport, with two new individual races, at the next Winter Games.
  Additionally, the total athlete quota has been doubled from 36 to 72 male
  
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• Drug Charges Against Bode Miller To Be Dropped, According to Attorney

  25-06-2026 18:04 via powder.com
  Bode Miller was the subject of a TMZ breaking news story earlier this week when an affidavit was leaked that he was arrested on drug charges.According to TMZ, Miller was arrested after a traffic stop in Fremont County, Idaho, on June 6, 2026. He was allegedly in possession of more than 4 grams of psilocybin mushrooms in a dispensary bag.Miller addressed the arrest on Instagram with a statement, claiming that a friend riding with him had a small amount of cannabis and a pipe, but he didn't addres
  
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• Cottonwood Fire Ravages Utah's Eagle Point Ski Resort, Governor Says It's a "Miracle" Nobody Died

  25-06-2026 17:21 via powder.com
  The Cottonwood Fire broke out near Beaver, Utah, on Tuesday, June 22, and quickly exploded to over 60,000 acres in less than 24 hours due to strong winds and dry weather.As of this morning, June 25, the fire has spread to over 70,000 acres and is 0% contained.
  Speaking in a special news conference in Beaver yesterday afternoon, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said, "We're still evaluating things, but there's a very good chance this is already the most destructive fire in the state's history. What that
  
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• The Swiss Chalet That Fostered The Ski Bum Freeride Revolution

  25-06-2026 12:35 via powder.com
  It is being touted as a freeskiing story that has never been told.Titled Clambin, Dan Egan’s next film project turns back the clock with a colorful cast of characters that called the fabled Swiss Chalet Bellaiuva, nestled 700 feet above Verbier, Switzerland, home. For over 15 years, the rustic chalet tucked in the hamlet of Clambin afforded ski-in, ski-out access to the incredible powder stashes and expansive backcountry terrain of the resort and beyond. A movement that transformed skiing
  
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• Utah's Cottonwood Fire Explodes To 59,000 Acres, Ski Resort Likely Affected

  24-06-2026 17:40 via powder.com
  The Cottonwood Fire continues to rage near Beaver, Utah.When POWDERfirst reported on the blaze yesterday, it had grown to more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours. As of this morning, June 24, the inferno has exploded to more than 59,000 acres. According to Watch Duty, the fire is 0% contained.The U.S. Forest Service - Fishlake National Forest posted the following message last night before the blaze grew to more than 59,000 acres:"The Cottonwood fire has grown to approximately 31,000 acres w
  
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• Can Telemark Skiing, or Any Micro-Niche, Be Self-Sustaining?

  24-06-2026 17:12 via powder.com
  CJ Coccia speaks in animated spurts, projecting intently, his bespectacled eyes rarely breaking gaze. It’s innate to the trendy telemark filmmaker who holds a Ph.D. in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. And he’s keen to aim that enthusiasm toward wondering if an off-the-radar activity like telemark skiing can ever sustain its own energy. Or if it’s destined to fall apart, over and over again.“Honestly, I don't think tele has evolved into a spot that's any bigg
  
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• The Best Ski Party of the Season Looked Different This Year, but I Went Anyways

  24-06-2026 16:54 via powder.com
  I woke up groggy on the morning of June 22nd. The sun is beaming into the windows, my sleeping bag cast aside long ago.
  Two of my hometown friends are still asleep next to me in the cramped car. Mt. Hood looms outside, the dwindling snow melting quickly under the hot sun. There’s just one last path to the base at Timberline Lodge, and that too will be gone soon.
  The night before, under a waxing moon, I’d joined the masses in the hectic descent down that strip of snow, the finale to t
  
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• Ever Wanted To Climb Jackson Hole's Corbet's Couloir? Now You Can

  24-06-2026 12:19 via powder.com
  There's a new way to experience one of the most iconic couloirs in skiing.
  Earlier this week, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort announced a brand new Via Ferrata climbing route that traverses across the famous Corbet's Couloir, at the top of Rendezvous Mountain.
  Via Ferrata climbing routes date back to World War I and use iron rungs, ladders, and cables bolted to the rock to help climbers navigate steep, rocky terrain safely.
  Now, with the Via Ferrata, guests can get up close and personal with the ro
  
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• Bode Miller Arrested on Drug Charges In Idaho

  23-06-2026 23:03 via powder.com
  Olympic gold medalist and American ski racing legend Bode Miller was arrested on drug charges on June 6, 2026, according to TMZ and court documents obtained by the media.Miller faces two misdemeanor charges: one for possession of a controlled substance and one for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. The substance was not noted in the initial reporting.Miller posted a $5,000 cash bond for his release and is pleading not guilty to each charge. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled
  
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• Rapidly-Growing Wildfire Approaches Utah Ski Resort, Evacuation Orders Issued

  23-06-2026 21:03 via powder.com
  The Cottonwood Fire started yesterday afternoon (June 22, 2026) near Beaver, Utah, and has exploded to more than 10,000 acres in less than 24 hours.The fire is 0% contained as of Tuesday, June 23, and officials are issuing mandatory evacuation orders for Eagle Point, Merchant Valley, HiLo Estates, Arrowhead Summer Homes, and all surrounding areas.Eagle Point is a well-known ski area in the region, and its access road, SR-153, is closed. According to a map provided by Watch Duty, the Cottonwood F
  
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• Two Changes, Including Mandatory Airbags, Announced for FWT Junior

  23-06-2026 20:26 via powder.com
  Ahead of the 2027 competition season, the Freeride World Tour Junior (FWT Junior) has made several notable updates to their rulebook.
  Young athletes can compete in the FWT Junior series until age 19, or progress to the FWT Qualifier Series at 18. Events in the FWT Qualifier Series have historically been rated using the "Star Levels" system, which categorizes an event based on competition difficulty, point value, and registration requirements. Events with more stars hold more weight in competitio
  
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• Idyllic Swiss Resort Says It's No Longer Economically Viable To Offer Skiing

  23-06-2026 18:35 via powder.com
  Another one bites the dust.Climate change, specifically rising temperatures and declining snowfall, is wreaking havoc on low-elevation ski resorts across the Alps. POWDER has reported on a handful of resorts that have closed in the last few years, and another resort, this time in Switzerland, is joining their ranks.Braunwald, a small resort by Swiss standards, announced on June 19, 2026, that its lift operators will no longer offer "traditional skiing" going forward. "The result is clear: 'Busin
  
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• Daron Rahlves Pays Tribute To Shane McConkey With Spicy Summer Snowblade Descent

  23-06-2026 17:11 via powder.com
  Even the pros are having a hard time letting go of winter.Daron Rahlves, of Hahnenkamm and Red Bull fame, recently descended a narrow, steep couloir in an undisclosed location in California's Sierra Nevada.
  Now, that probably doesn't sound headline-worthy as is, but when you consider he did it on snowblades, well, that was enough for this ski writer to get to work.Tap or click below to watch Rahlves slice and dice his way down the couloir towards a pristine alpine lake. This is truly what summer
  
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• Does Every Turn Have To Be A Telemark Turn?

  23-06-2026 15:22 via powder.com
  Instead of sleeping in that spring morning or slowly sipping a coffee and watching the sun rise from the warm comfort of my living room, I was instead perched between two towering rock walls, clinging to the icy ribbon of snow between them.Part way up, with skis on my back and ice ax in hand, I kicked aggressively in the hope my cramponed foot would plunge snugly into its surface. But luck would not have it. I made yet another in a series of uneasy steps upward, just the very points of my spikes
  
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• The Greatest Recovery Device Is Your Mind, According To the Pros

  23-06-2026 12:34 via powder.com
  When Michelle Parker began freeskiing competitively at 15 years old, she didn’t have a coach. There wasn't a team trainer, and the only extracurricular training she did was high school PE, which, more often than not, was just skiing. It was the same for Bobby Brown, who started competing around the same age as Parker.Today, professional athletes are upheld as purveyors of health and wellness. Skiers post their gym routines to Instagram left and right, and are sponsored by nutrition compani
  
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• What's Summer Skiing at Sunshine Village Like? Pretty Nice, Apparently

  23-06-2026 11:21 via powder.com
  Stop me if you've heard this before: "Winter 25/26 was the worst ever."Skiers have a knack for the dramatics, but the lack of snow out West was the biggest story (and bummer) of the winter. Meanwhile, as POWDER's Ian Greenwood found out, Banff Sunshine Village in Alberta, Canada, was experiencing one of its best seasons ever.To date, Sunshine Village's Upper Mountain has recorded 1049cm (412 inches) of snow, rivaling the deepest seasons in its recorded history.After closing for the Winter/Spring
  
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• New Zealand's Ski Season Delayed Once Again

  22-06-2026 20:35 via powder.com
  Ski season is off to a slower start in parts of the Southern Hemisphere than expected. Not unlike the Northern Hemisphere's past winter, Ullr hasn't quite delivered enough snow to kick things off at several of New Zealand's ski areas, specifically.The Remarkables, on New Zealand's South Island, is having a tough time with conditions thus far. The ski area originally pushed its opening date to June 20th and had teams hard at work making snow. Unfortunately, the weather didn't quite cooperate, and
  
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• New York Governor Takes Major Step To Bring the Olympics Back To The Empire State

  22-06-2026 19:39 via powder.com
  POWDER reported on the rumors that New York Governor Kathy Hochul was eyeing an Olympics bid a couple of weeks ago, but today, June 22nd, marks an important official step in the process.Hochul has announced the formation of the Lake Placid-New York City Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee, a statewide effort.
  The Exploratory Committee will be tasked with "evaluating the feasibility of a future Winter Games concept linking Lake Placid's Olympic legacy with New York City's
  
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• The "Mountain of Hell" Returns: 1,000+ Mountain Bikers Descend Les Deux Alpes

  22-06-2026 19:10 via powder.com
  Have you ever looked up at a ski run and thought, 'It might be fun to ride a mountain bike down that?'Me either, but this past weekend, over 1,000 people not only had that thought, but acted on it at the 2026 Mountain Of Hell race. The race is held at Les Deux Alpes, France, and after a mass start at 11,200 ft. of elevation, the course descends 8,200 vertical feet through the 2 Alpes Bike Park over a 17-mile course.
  Between the mass start, sections of snow, ice, other variable conditions, and st
  
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• Jessie Diggins and Anna Gibson Showed Out at Palisades Tahoe's Broken Arrow Skyrace

  22-06-2026 18:46 via powder.com
  The world's best trail runners flock to the Palisades Tahoe, California, each June for what is arguably the biggest event of the year—The Broken Arrow Skyrace.Held over three days, Broken Arrow challenges trail runners with a selection of races that vary in distance, vertical ascent, and difficulty.
  As it turns out, former cross-country ski race icon Jessie Diggins and current endurance athlete-slash-Olympic ski mountaineer Anna Gibson are among the best trail runners in the world.The firs
  
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